Bell 47D1 N3109G
17 December 1971 · Milton, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 December 1971 at about 16:50 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N3109G, operated by Helicop, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Milton, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Milton, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N3109G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Helicop, Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Pensacola, Fla → Crestview, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4499
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NR 5 CON ROD FAILED.MFG SVCE LTR 70-1, REV 1 REC ROD BOLT RPLCMNT AT OVRHAUL.ENG 317HRS SMOH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Bellwood, Nebraska, United States | Loran Schmit | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Alvin, Texas, United States | Texas Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Long Beach, California, United States | Bell Flying SC | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Bloomdale, Ohio, United States | Buckeye Helico | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Carrollton, Texas, United States | UTL Aeronautic | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Bell 47D1 | Perry, Missouri, United States | Lester Cook | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |